THE COMMON MAN IN INDIA: ALL OF THE COMMON MAN SERIES + A VOTE FOR LAUGHTER + A DOSE OF LAUGHTER: BIRTH CENTENARY EDITION

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  • Pub: December 2021
  • Author : R.K. Laxman
  • ISBN: 9780143456827
  • Price: Rs. 3250/-
  • Category: Fiction/Humour
  • Binding: Paperback/Box Set
  • Extent: 3110
  • Imprint: Penguin

ABOUT THE BOOK

Combined Box Set of R.K. Laxman's best cartoons: the perfect gift
for anyone who loves a good laugh

Includes the entire Common Man Series, A Vote for Laughter and A
Dose of Laughter. In his Birth Centenary year, this box set presents all
of Laxman's Common Man cartoons, and some of the best on India's
politics and society.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Rasipuram Krishnaswamy Laxman (1921-2015) was born and
educated in Mysore. He started contributing as a cartoonist to college
magazines, his brother R.K. Narayan's books, publications such as
Koravanji, and also Gemini Studio. He initially worked at Blitz
(Mumbai) and the Free Press Journal and, six months later, he joined
Times of India, where he enjoyed a long and prolific career. He created
India's most beloved and iconic cartoon character, 'The Common Man'.
Laxman's books include Idle Hours (later retitled The Distorted Mirror),
The Hotel Riviera, The Messenger and Servants of India. The Tunnel of
Time is Laxman's autobiography, and several collections of his
cartoons are part of the series The Best of Laxman and Laugh with
Laxman. R.K. Laxman was awarded the prestigious Padma Bhushan
(1973) and the Padma Vibhushan (2005). He was a recipient of the
Ramon Magsaysay Award (1984) and CNN IBN TV18's Lifetime
Achievement Award for Journalism (2008) as well as several honorary
docorates by prestigious universities.

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